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Minneapolis "70/30" Ballot Measure

Discussion in 'US: Great Lakes' started by maximum12, Oct 29, 2014.

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  1. maximum12

    maximum12 Grand Pooh-Bah (4,674) Jan 21, 2008 Minnesota
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    For those who might voting in the upcoming election & happen to live in Minneapolis, there's a measure to change the city charter to lift one more archaic law on the books. Here's a story on it:

    A brief synopsis
    http://kingfield.org/city-modernize...7030-rule-still-in-place-so-vote-in-november/

    A good, longer story
    http://www.minnpost.com/politics-po...ld-key-sustaining-minneapolis-restaurant-boom

    tl;dr: there's a law on the books that says restaurants outside "major corridors" have to sell 70% food, 30% liquor. Which means at Anchor Fish & Chips, you can't get a beer while waiting for six hours for your table. The ballot measure is intended to repeal this measure.

    Support it or oppose it, read up, get out, vote.
     
    #1 maximum12, Oct 29, 2014
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  2. Seamus_McGuire

    Seamus_McGuire Devotee (353) Aug 11, 2014 Minnesota

    Read up and support the repeal would by my take. Even if one thinks that this should be a policy in Minneapolis it's absolutely absurd that it's in the City Charter and not just an ordinance.
     
    #2 Seamus_McGuire, Oct 29, 2014
  3. MNAle

    MNAle Initiate (0) Sep 6, 2011 Minnesota

    Have you ever read the MN state constitution? Talk about absurd...
     
    #3 MNAle, Oct 29, 2014
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  4. PlatonicOtterLuv

    PlatonicOtterLuv Initiate (0) Oct 23, 2014 Minnesota

    @Seamus_McGuire @MNAle

    Your avatars are messing with my head!

    Yeah, it was nice that the ordinance was changed by the city council earlier this year, but most places are still bound to oblige by city law (same 70/30 rule). Weird. I don't live in Minneapolis but I certainly dine and imbibe there more than any other city in the state (excluding the PlatonicOtterLuv gastropub). I'll certainly be talking to friends living in Minneapolis proper about this though!
     
    #4 PlatonicOtterLuv, Oct 29, 2014
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  5. MNAle

    MNAle Initiate (0) Sep 6, 2011 Minnesota

    #5 MNAle, Oct 29, 2014
  6. JZossMPLS

    JZossMPLS Initiate (0) Jan 23, 2013 Minnesota

    The local restaurant and beer community is pretty much completely on board. If you live in Minneapolis, definitely vote yes!
     
    #6 JZossMPLS, Oct 29, 2014
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